Zip a file at command prompt

[jdouthit]

Is it possible to zip a file in Windows XP at the command prompt?

 

[NortonES2]

just type zip, it will show all the options available.

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[NortonES2]

Ooops ignore the above it's a 3rd party utility.

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[bcastner]

compact /c filename

 

[NortonES2]

Or download the old and reliable PKZIP from

http://www.softpile.com/Utilities/Compression/Review_05053_index.html

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[2ffat]

WinZip also has a command line option.


James P. Cottingham
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[jdouthit]

Thanks. I've decided to go with the winzip. I tried the compact command listed above by NortonES2 but the compression did not stay with the file when transferred from one machine to another.